JOURNAL 
OF 
The New York Botanical Garden 
VoL. XVI February, 1915 No, 182 
ee ae IN THE MOUNTAIN REGION OF 
EASTERN PORTO RICO 
Dr. N. L. Britron, Director-in-CuHier. 
Sir: Embarking from New York, July 4, 1914, San Juan was 
h. m 
reached on the afternoo: e Fro: ere I went to 
aguabo, where I enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. W. A. Simmonds, 
while awaiting the arrival of my b rrangements were 
aggag 
made for a base at “La Florida,” the plantation of Mr. Gustav 
Preston, of Boston, who had planned for my entertainment during 
his absence. Here I was very comfortably provided for by Mr. 
Etienne Lavergne and Mr. William Mack, managers of the estate. 
La Florida, which is noted for its grape fruit and the hospitality 
- its proprietor, is situated in the little se a valley of the 
Blanco,” just below where it is joined by the “Rio Cubuy,” 
ie practically in a deep notch of the ae de Naguabo”’ 
and on the edge of cultivation, it affords a most advantageous 
base from which to work this rough and trackless mountain 
region. 
From Mr. Preston’s plantation, a number of single-day trips 
were made up the rocky river valley and to some of the nearby 
hills. Three days were devoted to the ascent and exploration 
of “Loma la Mina.” This precipitous mountain is at the south- 
and tree ferns, with many ferns, mosses and ivernris clinging 
[Journal for January (16: 1-32) was issued February 5, 1915] 
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